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Increased calls, lack of resources and unanswered cries for help. Inside Clear Creek’s mental health crisis.

The community is invited to learn about conceptual plans for the Clear Creek School District’s new elementary school at a town hall meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Carlson Elementary School. The meeting will provide the community with plans for the school in the former middle school on Highway 103, plus other possible tenants there, being called partners. The Clear Creek school board heard a presentation at a study session on Aug. 11 about how the new elementary school likely will fit into the building and what impact partners would have on the design. According to Mike Riggs with RTA Architects, the elementary school would take up most of the first, second and third floors. However, if the school board decides to allow either an early child care center or Clear Creek Community for Art and Education, or both, into the unused space, that would change some of the parameters for the elementary CCSD to

In the midst of a pandemic that has caused a public health crisis the world over, a mental health crisis has worsened in parallel nationally and across Colorado — and Clear Creek county has been no exception. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

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Darrin Patterson was shot by Clear Creek Sheriff’s deputies on May 9, 2020. He drove erratically, led officers on a car chase and eventually pulled out a handgun and pointed it at a deputy before being shot at 30 times — six of the shots landed, killing him. This was not Patterson’s first interaction with law enforcement. He had called 911 multiple times before, expressing paranoid thoughts and delusions to the point that now Sgt. Richard Sonnenberg of the Idaho Springs Police Department threatened to “lock him up in the nut house” if Patterson kept calling, according to a grand jury report that was completed after the shooting, describing the incident and expressing multiple concerns over it. The report mentions ISPD’s “failure to take any affirmative steps to facilitate assistance to Darrin Patterson, a person obviously experiencing profound mental illness, which contributed to this unfortunate series of events” and continues that the jury was “troubled by the repeated responses” by ISPD prior to the incident. Patterson’s prior contacts with them, the report said, “demonstrated traits associated with psychiatric issues, including auditory hallucinations and acute paranoia.”But,thereport highlights, not only were no referrals to any mental health resources given, the county has “no identifiable mental health or counseling resources within the County which might enable for law enforcement to direct citizens to.”

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Commissioner updates and toxic mine waste County Commissioner George Marlin brought attention to the recent public meetings by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Environmental Protection Agency in his commissioner update on Aug. 2. Officials are investigating mine waste piles near residential areas within Clear Creek County, seeking possible further evidence of heavy metals like lead and arsenic that may impact surface waters.Marlin spoke briefly on the lower amount of development in Clear Creek “during the period that we’ve watched the rest of the state explode.” He said the “legacy of toxic mine waste” could be a significant part of that, and expressed that helping developers “feel comfortable working on sites with toxic mine waste,” could be a key part of housing success in the county. County Commissioner Randy Wheelock highlighted the fear of property owners that the superfund site encompassing the entire Clear Creek watershed — 400 square miles — could cause issues selling land for the development. He made the point that while almost the entire county is technically considered the superfund site, the CDPHE and EPA said that only specific areas are of concern, and they would be declassifying areas from the superfund as their investigation progresses.

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A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the calendar day preceding the date of observation. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 53 years within the period 1893-2021). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.

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AUG. 20 THE RAPIDGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL will be from 10 a.m.-midnight Aug. 20 on the Shelley/Quinn ball ﬁelds in Idaho Springs. The festival is free. For more www.rapidgrassfestival.com.information, AUG. 20, SEPT. 17 THE FOURTH ANNUAL HANS BERG ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY cleanup program in Empire will be from 8-10 a.m. starting at the Empire Visitors Center. These events are sponsored by Friends of Clear Creek. AUG. 22 A TOWN HALL MEETING to discuss conceptual plans for the new Idaho Springs elementary school from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at Carlson Elementary School. Clear Creek School District CURRENTS, P

An EV readiness plan elaborating on how the county may slowly transition to be more EV-focused also was presented in the Aug. 2 county meeting. A group from Iconergy, energy consultant for the county, did the report, paid for by a Colorado Department of Local Affairs grant. The report explained four focus points: increasing electric vehicle adoption in the county, increasing charging infrastructure, electrifying the county’s fleet of cars and coordinating further with state and local governments to help make this happen.“Thefirst step really is to raise awareness of the benefits of electric vehicles and give residents an opportunity to be hands-on with them,” said Grant Stump, one of the Iconergy consultants. Equitable access was another goal within increasing EV adoption in the county due to “high upfront costs,” and the group explained different programs exist to help with that, including the possibility of group-purchasing the vehicles which can lower the cost. In terms of charging infrastructure, the group explained the need to highlight existing ones — such as at the courthouse and near Beaujo’s in Idaho Springs — and develop a plan for new ones will go when those become heavily used. One next step would be “adopting EV-infrastructure ready building and zoning codes,” Stumps said. Currently Clear Creek has none specifically focusing on electric vehicles.Somelong-term goals also included researching the routes and vehicles within the county’s fleet that are best for replacement with EVs. Potential barriers according to the report included parking spaces being in high demand, and the difficulty that creates in having devoted EV spaces in public areas. The group also cited “range anxiety” — the fear of running out of power on a trip. According to the report, 65% of residents commute outside of the county to Jefferson, Denver and Arapahoe counties. They try to handle that fear by explaining that commutes range from 90 to 150 miles round trip, and this “is well within the range of almost any BEV on the market in 2021,” Stumps said. Beside the high upfront cost for a new EV, the other main barrier mentioned was the car’s suitability for Clear Creek’s climate and roads. They cite a lack of AWD and 4WD options on the market at the moment, which can be necessary with snowy conditions, but that options are increasing. Cold conditions can also affect a battery’s performance and therefore range.

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Fire Ban Sheriff Rick Albers spoke on the current level one fire ban at request from Wood. Albers said the most of the front range — Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Larimer — as well as the Forest Service are all in the stage one fire ban. He is comfortable taking Clear Creek out of the ban, he said, but wants to show a unified front with the other counties. He specifically pointed to the county being 80% national forest in control of the Forest Service, and it “only makes sense to stay in the ban” because of it.

Albers also worried that if Clear Creek removes its ban, it might get “overrun” with people as Gilpin has with shooters by being the only county without a shooting ban.

County Commissioner Sean Wood added that he saw developmental citizens for keeping things the way they’ve always been,” but he’s open to changing his thinking.

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No solutions were available to Darrin Patterson, who was known to law enforcement to have behav ioral health challenges before his fatal encounter, according to Clear Creek County Commissioner George Marlin .

For Colorado students in 2021, 17% of 15- to 18-year-olds had considered suicide within the last year, 13% had made a plan and 7% had attempted suicide, according to The Healthy Kids Colorado Survey given to stu dents every year. For Clear Creek, the survey showed that about 40% of middle schoolers had ever seriously thought about suicide. A quarter said they had made a plan on how to do it, and about 15% tried. Among high school ers, 18% said they seriously thought of killing themselves in the last 12 months, 15% made a plan and 8% had attempted one or more times. “Our rates are high, even for the state average,” Mountain Youth Net work Assistant Coordinator Rebecca Bernal said at a Clear Creek Board of Education meeting. But these issues are not restricted to students and youth. According to the Colorado Center for Health and Environmental Data, between 2018 and 2019 there were 10 suicides in Clear Creek County. The previous six years had fewer than three suicides recorded each year.

And, in a May 2021 Clear Creek County COVID-19 Community Impact Survey, more than half of the 955 respondents said their level of stress, anxiety and/or depres sion during the pandemic has been “extreme” or “moderate.” A ﬁfth of people also indicated they had sought out mental health services during the pandemic for those is sues, another 3% said they would like to, but cannot access it, and 4% said they would like to, but are un comfortable pursuing mental health services.TheJefferson Center for Mental Health, the biggest supplier of men tal healthcare in the mountain area, also released a yearly ongoing report showing that in 2022 so far, 523 Clear Creek residents have used JCMH services. This is an 11% increase from last year, but, according to Campbell, “everything slowed down with COVID, even though mental health needs were increasing. I think fewer people were reaching out, because it was COVID, and I imagine it will be higher next year.”

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In comparison to Clear Creek’s population of 9,500, Gilpin county — which had about 6,000 residents as of last year, had 182 clients use JCMH’s services. The pandemic The pandemic is seen as exacer bating issues, causing much of the recent increase in need for services and the start of it being labeled a “crisis,” but the issues were already there.“Ithink it’s gotten worse, just because the lockdown was really hard on people. They’re adjusting — still adjusting. However, I would say it’s gotten better in that because of COVID, people see the prevalence of mental health issues with sort of an assumption,” Aberg explained. “With everyone struggling, there was an opening for people to say, ‘How are you? No really, how are you?’ ” She hopes that this could be a jumping board for people to look for services and lose a bit of the stigma associated with it, as COVID has “re ally opened up this idea that it’s OK to not be OK.” “But, the reality is that, pandemic aside, the kids are inundated with a lot more pressure than what we had growing up,” Mountain Youth Network Youth Programs Coordina tor Ben Shay said. “Either through social media use, or online bullying, and unrealistic expectations, and then you have the pandemic on top of that.”

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“I don’t know who didn’t tell who or what, I just know he didn’t get the services he needed,” Marlin said. In the midst of a pandemic that has caused a public health crisis the world over, a mental health crisis has worsened in parallel nationally and across Colorado — and Clear Creek county has been no exception. For years before the pandemic, mental health had already been an ongoing issue in Clear Creek for youth, students and adults. Public knowledge on how to identify men tal illness had been sparse, access to services limited and trust in those services weak. Some in Clear Creek see these issues stemming from stigma or limited funds, but no mat ter the barrier, everyone involved agreed: Clear Creek County is in a mental health crisis. “I’m comfortable in saying, because of what Coloradans have reported, that we’re thinking that it’s the most signiﬁcant health crisis to follow the pandemic,” said Kara Campbell, manager of Mountain Services at the Jefferson Center for Mental Health. What the problem looks like Across the country, teen suicide rates increased by a quarter from 2018 to 2019, according to a report by the United Health Foundation. Colorado led the country in this increase, jumping by more than half from 2016 to 2019. This is before the pandemic.

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Normal teen anxieties are being compounded, he explained, but also many of the social-emotional les sons they learn at these ages happen between classes. “They sit down in class and learn some biology facts, or some math equations, but most of the learning that impacts the way they feel about themselves and their conﬁdence is in the passing period, or lunch, or sports after school,” Shay said. “When the passing period is just ‘log out of this Google meet, and log into this Google meet,’ and you’ve been sitting in sweatpants all day, you’re not having that environment of learning. And Snapchat is not going to offer that.” But these professionals make pains to highlight that the problem was already there. “All of the mental health concerns were present way before COVID,” said Brian Tracey, a case worker at Clear Creek Middle School and High School. He elaborated that, on a scale of severity for students, it fell in the middle pre-COVID. There were people to refer students to for help, beds available for students with severe issues, but nothing was so bad it was debilitating to the system.“Now, I think that degree has shifted more to the right. Present concerns were always there, but now that much more extreme,” he continued.Anxiety, ADHD, panic attacks and suicide ideation are all issues for students that have worsened, with less resources to help, he said. “Unfortunately, because the num bers are so high across Colorado, we’ve had several times that that has resulted in our kids having to be transported to Colorado Springs because that is just how full the entire system is, that they can’t ﬁnd any beds whatsoever in the metro area,” said Debbie Corriero, another licensed caseworker out of MSHS, in a Board of Education meeting in May.Even still, Tracey calls it only the “early stages of a mental health crisis.”“Isay ‘only’ because I think, as a society, we are only beginning to understand certain motivations, certain areas and changes in our so ciety — both positive, negative and neutral — that are occurring,” he said. “And, there’s quite a lot more that we need to do.” Stigma leads to silence “Really Clear Creek is a very pri vate community. They don’t talk a lot about mental health; (it’s a) very mountain, ‘I can do this, I can do it myself,’ kind of community, which is awesome when it comes to a big

snowstorm, but not when it comes to mental health,” said Heather Aberg, executive director of Resilience1220, a non-profit organization that offers free counseling to teens across the mountain area. For those not in the school system, help is not a walk down the hall away. People need to go after that help, and along with that, have the motivation and channels to find it. “It is a struggle. I would say the amount of people seeking help is nowhere near the amount of people that could actually benefit from help,” said Campbell. “People seek help when they’re ready to access it.”Part of that disparity, she believes, is due to varying access to services in the recent past, and the trust in those services to seek them out at all.Campbell, who started work at JCMH seven years ago, said she noticed from the beginning a “dis trust in services,” but that the gap is starting to be bridged. She thinks part of that distrust comes from the availability of staff changing over time and pilot programs shuttering if not well-attended. “I think, over the years, people see that we had a certain service, but then it’s not available now, and they think, ‘how can I trust if I par ticipate in this, that it’ll be around when I need it later?’” she said. But she emphasized that many services will stay, and she tries to be open when something is a pilot. Shay elaborated that part of the mistrust may have compounded over the pandemic. “I think the last couple years have really divided people in how much they trust a public health entity or local government entity, for what ever political reasons,” he said. “As a nonprofit, [Mountain Youth Net work] has been able to avoid that.” Some of that mistrust can come from the fear of reprimand by law enforcement due to a crisis, too. Campbell made the point that being sick is not a crime, and they are working with police to make sure people aren’t arrested when it’s a mental health issue, not a criminal issue.But, a main aspect of this dispar ity in the people who need services and those who actually seek it comes from negative impressions associ ated with mental illness. “If you could line up a bunch of therapists, and you could line up a bunch of funding, and you had the proper resources, the next challenge is forcing that community adop tion,” elaborated Shay. Marlin wants the county to lower the stigma so people will feel com fortable reaching out for help. “Some people aren’t ready to help them selves, but we want to have a ladder there for them to grab when they are ready,” he said. Part of the issue is funding to educate people enough to remove the negative association, continued Shay. People need to think of it as a mental health workout, just like go ing for a run or lifting weights. “You don’t go lift weights once and say, ‘Cool I’m good for the rest of my life,’” he said. “They’re not that far off.” Je erson Center for Mental Health: 1-844-493-8255State-widemental health crisis emergency line: 988 Trevor Project - LGBT self-harm crisis line: 1-866-488-7386

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thank you, Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity I would like to give a big shout out for a wonderful local organization. Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity, out of Evergreen, Colorado, has such dedicated empathetic volunteers. After searching over a year for a fence company, we met David Milanaik. Habitat also builds houses, but did you know they help folks do repairs on their homes? I am thankful for David and the volunteers who helped us finally get a nice new fence in our back yard. Karen Blaise, Idaho Springs W ouldn’t it be nice if this was the end of Tina Peters trying to undermine confidence in elections? After breaking election laws as Mesa County Clerk, making false statements about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, running for Secretary of State and losing the GOP primary by more than 88,000 votes and violating two court orders related to bond conditions, she requested (and paid over a quarter million dollars) for a recount that had no chance of improving her position. And through it all, she worked to undermine voter confidence in an electoral system that has been continually proven to conduct fair and transparent elections in Colorado. This most recent stunt is particularly egregious as she had to know the recount would not change anything and that would lead to nothing but more unsubstantiated claims that we shouldn’t have confidence in elections. The recount left the margin between former Jeffco Clerk Pam Anderson, the Republican nominee, and Peters of 88,579 votes. The only difference discovered by the recount was 37 uncounted votes from Elbert County in which both Anderson and Peters received an equal number of votes. While the election conspiracy crowd likes to suggest that machine counting of ballots has resulted in elections that are easily manipulated and subject to mistakes, the facts prove otherwise.AsAmerican elections have transitioned to tabulating votes mechanically, both the academic research and the work of election officials of all political philosophies have proven that current processes of tallying votes with machines is as close to flawless as can be reasonably expected. Along those lines, when recounts are conducted, it is very rare that results change by more than very few votes. Comparing recent recounts with recounts from the era of when votes were counted by hand shows there was a much greater likelihood of significant changes when votes were counted by hand. It’s been proven that it is much more likely that errors occur when people do the counts and can be distracted or make mistakes as they became tired

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LOCAL T hose who believe in “little green men” can be guilty of making leaps in logic. Just because physical laws and mathematical principles are unalterable and therefore universally applicable does not mean that the human evolutionary path is similar to or mirrors that of other sentient beings on life-supporting planets. There might be an infinite number of paths. Beginning with H. G. Wells, considered to be the father of science fiction, sci-fi and fantasy writers, authors and artists have provided a myriad of shapes, sizes and forms for alien life for us to consider, from little green men to amorphous blobs. It is more than in physicality that alien life can differ from humans. That thought prompts speculators and theorists to expand their thinking far outside the proverbial box and stretch their imaginations. They conjecture about possibilities such as how our processes of thinking, conceptualizing and communicating might not only be untranslatable but also nontransferable. In other words, alien ways might be totally different than human ways. That can open an intellectual Pandora’s box. While conjecturing about the limitless potentials is intriguing food for thought, it should go beyond what lies in the black expanse beyond the wild blue yonder. We should apply it elsewhere, like here on Earth. Speculating about the potential for alien life contacting us, landing, or at least indicating they exist vis-à-vis a probe, for example, should begin with and entail considering all aspects of our existence here on Earth. And not only about cherished beliefs and assumptions, from religious to scientific, but also about how we coexist today. Consider how you might respond when told by another that they know how you think and feel. You might believe they couldn’t possibly know that. You might think they are clueless despite their best intentions. The fact is, none of us can know and feel exactly what another thinks and how they feel. We can only empathize, but we can also work to understand.Ahard truth for which we need a regular regimen of reminders is that we are a tribal species, strong in our parochialism but needing to coexist in an increasingly intertwined, cosmopolitan world. Even those who completely understand and work to operate on that principle can fall into the trap of assuming they think like we do. The truth is that they do not. Yes, it is true that we share commonalities such as needing healthy food and potable water to consume and clean air to breathe. We also all want security and the right to pursue our happiness. One would think those commonalities ought to supersede our differences, but they don’t. Much of that is rooted in culture. Russians do not think and feel like Chinese, who don’t think and feel like Ethiopians, who don’t think and feel like Americans. Hell, Americans don’t think and feel like their fellow Americans. Cultural regionalism is reflected and endemic in our politics. Our most uncivil Civil War settled only two things: Slavery is henceforth forbidden and once in the Union, there is no getting out. Yet here we are. Since our discoveries of radio and other forms of communication, we continue to edge closer to the precipice of being in contact with alien beings who might not only be much more advanced in multiple ways but also operate completely differently.Thatmeans it is essential for us to change our thinking about potentially engaging with alien life. It can begin by practicing here at home. After Roald Amundsen stuck the Norwegian flag on the South Pole in 1911 and Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Mt. Everest in 1953, there remain few places on Earth beyond the ocean bottom to be explored. We’ve been there and done that, which means there are few literal frontiersStill,remaining.thereare symbolic frontiers that need to be ventured forth into, such as coexisting harmoniously and preserving our environment. Those are among our final earthly frontiers. If we’re unable to successfully grapple with and collectively solve them, our impending rendezvous with little green men, who will not see us as tribes but as the collective whole we are, will not be promising.

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SEPTEMBERSATURDAY, buchanan park Evergreen, colorado 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM10 HT completing their tasks. Against this backdrop, it may be time for the legislature to look at laws concerning recounts. Under current law, there is an automatic recount is covered by taxpayers. If the margin is larger than 0.5%, a losing candidate may request a recount, but must pay for it. As recent recounts have proven that there is little chance a recount will change the initial results, the combination of the small likelihood of success and the cost to pay for a recount resulted in fewer candidate funded recounts.Peters’recount effort had no chance to change the results of her primary loss and did nothing but continue a circus act that had no purpose but to try to undermine voter conﬁdence. Automatic recounts for very close elections make sense, but the legislature should consider limiting candidate funded recounts to a margin of victory of 3 or 5%. Greg Romberg had a long career in state and local government and in government relations. He represented corporate, government and trade association clients before federal, state and local governments. He lives in Evergreen with his wife, Laurie.

Get a Hearing Test. Most schools provide hearing screenings, often every other year beginning in kindergarten or first grade. If a hearing issue is identified, a referral for a comprehensive audiologic evaluation is generally the next step. Early intervention is key to help identify the most appropriate treatment as quickly as possible, which is important given hearing losscan affect a child’s ability to develop speech, language and social skills. At home, parents should help children adopt safe listening strategies and avoid excessive exposure to loud sounds, which can contribute to hearing loss over time. Strategies to consider include using ear protection (earplugs or earmuffs) when attending sporting events or music concerts; following the 60-60 rule, which means limiting the use of earbuds or headphones to no more than 60 minutes at a time and at no more than 60% of the player’s maximum volume; and investing in noise-canceling earbuds or headphones. Dr. Donna O’Shea is the chief medical officer of population health with UnitedHealthcare.

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W ith seasonschoolback-to-the in full swing and COVID-19 restrictions loosening in Colorado and elsewhere, the start of this academic year may feel relatively routine.Thatlikely includes a return to in-person learning and activities, including the opportunity to schedule recommended health exams that some families may have skipped since the COVID-19 pandemic started. In fact, nearly one in five parents skipped preventive care visits for their children due to COVID-19. Before schedules become packed with classes, homework and extracurricular activities, review this back-to-school health checklist with actions to take to help give children a better chance to succeed inside and outside the classroom: Get a Comprehensive Eye Exam. Proper vision is crucial for success at school, both in the classroom and when playing sports. While school-based vision screenings are valuable, these exams can miss certain conditions. That’s why the American Optometric Association recommends children get their first comprehensive eye exam by age 1 and another prior to starting kindergarten. If no vision issues are detected, then it is recommended children have an exam at least once every two years. Even after receiving a comprehensive eye exam, it is important to monitor for digital eye strain. This condition can be caused by the overuse of digital devices, such as computers or smartphones. Some tips to help avoid digital eye strain include keeping computer screens at least 30 inches away; taking breaks every 20 minutes; and investing in screen protectors or computer monitors that help limit exposure to blue light. Get a Dental Cleaning. Proper dental health can help your kids stay confident and smiling, and also benefit their overall well-being. While tooth decay is largely preventable, it unfortunately ranks as the most common chronic disease among children. In fact, by age 5, nearly 50% of children have at least one cavity. To help prevent that, consider scheduling a dental exam at the start of the school year and every six months after that. In addition to routine cleanings, maintaining proper oral health at home is important year-round. That includes brushing your teeth (and tongue) for up to two minutes twice daily; rinsing for 30 seconds with a mouthwash; flossing daily starting at around age 3; and limiting sugary snacks and drinks.

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Senior tight end Thomas Jensen, left, runs past senior free safety Logan Rayburn during the Colorado School of Mines football practice Aug. 11.

In football, as in life, nothing is guaranteed except the work. That’s what Colorado School of Mines head football coach Brandon Moore expressed when reﬂecting on last year’s successes going into the 2022 season.

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Right now, the next game also is the ﬁrst: Sept. 1 at Grand Valley State.Both CSM and Grand Valley State were recently listed as top-10 teams in a national preseason poll, and Moore described the Lakers as great opponents.Afterthe season opener, the team won’t have long to catch their breath, as their ﬁrst home game on Sept. 10 is against fellow top-10 team AngeloSeniorState.linebacker Nolan Reeve, who was recently highlighted by College Football America Yearbook, also emphasized taking the schedule one week at a time and “not taking those in-between games for granted.”Hecontinued: “We all know one of the big games is the national championship, but the most important game to us right now is Week 1.”

The Orediggers’ o ense practices ﬁeld goals during the Colorado School of Mines football practice Aug. 11.

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Redshirt freshman wide receiver Flynn Schiele, left, runs past junior cornerback Joey Echigoshima during the Colorado School of Mines football practice Aug. 11.

‘A player-led team’ Reeve, who had a team-best 75 total tackles last year and led the conference in sacks and forced fumbles, is one of 33 seniors returning to the program.Whilemost are ﬁfth-year or redshirt seniors like Reeve, there

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On Aug. 7, the Orediggers kicked off practices for the football preseason. Moore, who’s been a CSM defensive coach since 2016, is taking the reins as head coach this season. In 2021, CSM went 12-2 for the season, won the conference title and advanced to the NCAA semiﬁnals. While all those feats are respectable, Moore also emphasized how “past successes mean nothing in the future.”Rather than getting too far ahead and focusing on repeating a playoff appearance, Moore said the Orediggers should concentrate on the next game.“That’s where we’re always going to stay focused, on the current opponent,” he said after practice on Aug. 11. “We got to be where our feet are and stay in the moment.”

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Clear Creek Courant 13August 18, 2022 Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 200 exhibitors filling the Douglas County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more. In it’s third year - expanding into two buildings. In 2021, 3,000 customers attended Interested in selling your handmade crafts? Interested in hosting classes? Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate Admission is free to the public PRESENTS 2022 Holiday Craft Show& Mini-Market 10amSaturdayNov.26-6pm 10amSundayNov.27-2pm Douglas 500FairgroundsCountyFairgroundsDv.CastleRock,CO.

AUG. 25 LEARN TO SQUARE DANCE AND LINE DANCE at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 25 outside the Project Support Senior Center, 1402 Miner St. Join in the dancing or watch. There will be a limbo contest at 5:45 p.m.

WELLNESS CLINIC is Monday through Friday for free blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol screenings at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. For more information and to make an appointment, call 303-670-7528.

SEPT. 4 THE GOLD RUSH & SILVER SPLASH DUCK RACES will begin at the Old School, 809 Taos St., at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, as merchants kick off the annual race. Watch little rubber duckies float to a feather-flurried finish on the creek just before the footbridge by the lagoon. Tickets are on sale now. Buy a flock of five ducks at tickets-295879632947.rush-and-silver-splash-duck-races[1]eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-gold-www.

YOUNG PEOPLE 12 TO 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreen-based organization called Resilience1220. Comprised of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. They also facilitate school and community groups to build life skills in wellness and resilience among youth. For more information or to schedule a counseling session, visit www.Resilience1220.org, email Resilience1220@gmail.com or call 720-282-1164.

MOUNT EVANS HOME HEALTH CARE & HOSPICE offers two monthly groups to provide emotional support services for caregivers helping ill, disabled or elderly loved ones. An in-person support group meets every third Monday from 4-6 p.m. at 3081 Bergen Peak Road, Evergreen, and a virtual support group meets every ﬁrst Tuesday from 10 a.m.-noon via Zoom. Call 303-674-6400 to learn how to connect to the group virtual call. For more information visit org/services/emotional-support/.mtevans.

THE PROJECT SUPPORT SENIOR CENTER offers Sit ‘n’ Stretch at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the center, 1402 Miner St., Idaho Springs. COVID-19 TESTING is available from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays in the dirt lot by Mount Buzz near the corner of Argentine and 11th Street in Georgetown, and from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. Appointments are recommended by visiting covidcheckcolorado.org/ﬁnd-our-sites.

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PROJECT SUPPORT SENIOR CENTER will host the Dancing Dog fairy tail costume contest starting at 11 a.m. Aug. 27 at the center, 1402 Miner St. AUG. 27

RESILIENCE1220 has a support group called College Age Community that meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For information and the Zoom link, email lior@wisetreewellness.com.

ONGOING OMEGA (OPEN MINDS ENCOURAGING GENERAL ACCEPTANCE) social group meets the second Saturday each month for LGBTQIA+ youth and allies aged 12 to 20 years. Fun, friends, snacks, games in a welcoming environment. This program is a collaboration between The Clear Creek County Library District and Resilience 1220.

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WALK-IN VACCINE CLINICS for adults and children 5-17 plus ﬂu and other vaccines are available from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. No appointments required for the vaccines.

THE PROJECT SUPPORT SENIOR CENTER offers free bingo from 12:30-2 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Tuesday and a monthly birthday celebration at noon the second Tuesday of the month.

But the lack of funding to educate people more similarly affects mak ing services easier to access. The funding Marlin believes not only that there aren’t enough mental health services statewide, but the exist ing systems are underinvested, and Clear Creek is no exception. Using funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the county hired the OMNI Institute, a nonprofit social science consultancy, to do a behavioral health study in 2020 to clarify what immediate actions should be taken. One key recommendation was creating a county position to help people navigate services, and coor dinate a plan for better integrating systems and services. That better integration between agencies like law enforcement and emergency services was another key recom mendation.“Theseservices were built too separately,” Marlin said. This was similar to the grand jury report in the Patterson case, which suggested the county better identify resources that can “immediately be made available” to officers to assist people in Anothercrisis.source of funding that Marlin hopes to use to fulfill some of those recommendations is from the American Rescue Plan. “My hope is that a short-term investment using American Res cue Plan Funds that run out after 3 years will give us some runway to find sustainability funding for an enhancement of the system,” he explained. “But I think it’s not a ter rible outcome if we take an emer gency response approach to what is, in my mind, an emergency related to behavioral health.” With that in mind, he continued: “It’s hard to say responsibly that I know we’re going to invest a lot in the long-run in behavioral health, but I certainly want us to look for areas to improve. Especially in areas where the state wants to help finance those improvements.” A parallel problem that both Shay and Aberg pointed out, though, is a dwindling supply of therapists to hire, which creates more than the obvious problems. “We have a shortage. We don’t have the number of therapists, and we also don’t necessarily have the funding or the resources even if we had a million therapists,” Shay said. “Come fall, I’m worried we won’t have enough therapists, and we’ll have to start a waitlist as well, which sucks, especially for teens,” Aberg said. “For teens, and in general, when you’re ready to start therapy, you might change your mind next week, or even tomorrow. So we re ally try to respond quickly, but once there’s a waitlist, that mood might pass, and they decide they don’t want to do counseling.” School is where many adolescents receive some form of mental health services, and they are not immune to funding issues either.

According to Tracey, the school district received federal funding as the crisis became clearer, which helped to keep up with mental health needs, but the funding had stopped before the crisis. “They thought we were back to normal,” he said. “Are you kidding me? We’re nowhere close. There was a massive disconnect.”

“Someone from Clear Creek can find therapy online from someone else in Colorado,” she said, specifi cally mentioning psychologytoday. com as a resource to find therapists. People also can always call or text the suicide hotline — 1-844-493-8255 for JCMH. It’s for people having a mental health crisis, too, she said, and people can call even if it’s just about someone they are worried about.Colorado also recently announced 988 as a mental health crisis emer gency line as well. “If someone is willing to ask for community help, I think we have the nuts and bolts available to provide that across the many different agen cies that we have in Clear Creek,” CampbellTransportsaid.to services if needed, access to telehealth and convincing everyone that “we all need help at some point in our lives,” as Camp bell put it, are still challenges to be resolved — let alone the funding to make it all work. But there are ser vices and people available now. Resilience1220 offers 10 free ses sions of therapy to anyone 12 to 20 years old. Telehealth can allow peo ple to choose any therapist across the state that they think would be a good fit for them, without them hav ing to go anywhere. “I think there’s hope, but I think it’s going to take time,” Aberg said.

Being preventative rather than reactionary is a method of solu tion that Mountain Youth Network mainly deals with, according to Shay. For youth in general, Shay believes a part of that prevention is building community. “We’re building a lot more of a community around young people, through either partners or stake holders who are creating opportuni ties for youth to engage, and through that engagement (the youth) ﬁnd that sense of community, sense of purpose. They ﬁnd that connection they’re striving for,” said Shay. “I think that goes across for all young people in the community,” he continued. “If adults understood them a little bit more, and knew how to interact with them, they would feel more supported, and I don’t think that’s the sole solution for the mental health crisis, but it’s one of theThisboxes.”preventative care is a thread throughout almost all solutions by these experts. To Campbell, “no problem is too small. It’s great to come in and get preventative care as well, and not wait until the last mo ment when your life is really being affected.”Othermore concrete solutions have materialized, too.

FROM PAGE 7 school.Ifthe school board decides to al low a skate park or a multipurpose ﬁeld on the property, that would change plans for the elementary school and preschool playground and play areas.

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teachers, helping students talk on a wide variety of topics that occur naturally in school, he explained. It may help assuage worries and stresses about an upcoming test, or be the connection that allows a teacher to help a student navigate mental health services. “As Brian Tracey — not as Brian Tracey an employee of Clear Creek — I feel like education needs to adapt and change, and we are mak ing strides to do so,” he said. “We can’t go back to the old system. I don’t think any school should.”

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The solutions One direct solution being imple mented in the school system is what Tracey calls Clear Creek Connect. It will be a daily meeting in school meant to create channels of com munication between students and

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Board members said they want to give the community — school district parents and employees, busi ness owners, taxpayers and more — time to comment and ask questions about the conceptual plans, which is why the town hall meeting will be conducted Aug. 22. They also wantto ensure that money from the 2021 bond to fund the new elementary school is used specifically for the school and not for the partners. They asked about making sure that potential partners would be capable of funding the renovations they need. However, the bond money will pay for asbestos abatement for the entire building. A portion of the building could potentially be used for the school district administrative offices. Riggs reminded the board that conceptual drawings were just that, concepts of how space could be used. Moving forward and as the school board makes decisions, the architects will create specific plans. District officials said they know the community will have a lot of questions, and they will begin responding to them at the meeting and then create a frequently asked questions section on the Clear Creek Constructs tab on the school district website, ccsdre1.org.

JCMH has a crisis center and walk-in clinic that’s staffed 24/7, but a local crisis clinician, Carrie Lindberg, is at the Health and Well ness Center in Clear Creek 20 hours a week now, Campbell said. Those who call the crisis center will connect with someone to talk through if it’s a good idea to come in, whether it’s better to talk over the phone or schedule a meeting for next day and work on a safety plan in the Somemeantime.solutions have been here the whole time, like telehealth. Aberg stressed it could solve many issues of transport and access.

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Clear Creek Courant 17August 18, 2022 Clear Creek Courant August 18, 2022 * 1 Public Notice Continued to Next Page No. CCC407 Account Beginning Balance Current Tax Delinq Tax Misc Receipts Transfers Treasurer Fees Disburse Ending Balance 0100 COUNTY GENERAL $20,791,697.51 $8,875,283.85 $3.27 $4,643,978.80$447,339.12 ($292,888.13)($12,182,773.39) $22,282,641.54 0200 ROAD & BRIDGE FUND $4,587,288.56 $1,671,113.82 $0.53 $1,740,477.35$18,651.11 ($56,070.27) ($1,396,876.81) $6,564,584.29 0250 ROAD PROJECTS FUND $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0400 EMERGENCY PHONE SERVICE $428,395.98 $0.00 $0.00 $200,659.96 $0.00 ($1,993.76) ($104,130.91) $522,931.27 0600 CAPITAL IMP TRUST FUND $66,183.24 $0.00 $0.00 $11,215.48 $0.00 ($110.60) ($40,000.00) $37,288.12 0800 OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND $1,599,424.13 $322,549.49 $0.12 $20,691.14 $0.00 ($9,698.23) ($54,774.15) $1,878,192.50 1000 CONSERVATION TRUST FUND $145,704.83 $0.00 $0.00 $24,790.93 $0.00 $0.00 ($40,000.00) $130,495.76 1100 LODGING TAX $180,386.15 $0.00 $0.00 $222,531.69 $0.00 ($2,225.31) ($279,069.82) $121,622.71 1200 AMBULANCE SALES TAX FUND $886,170.54 $0.00 $0.00 $820,189.59 ($286,867.00) $0.00 $0.00 $1,419,493.13 1500 EMERGENCY SERVICES DIST $87,591.33 $732,310.52 $0.00 $30,368.97 $0.00 ($21,946.60) ($368,952.00) $459,372.22 1600 HOUSING AUTHORITY $15,862.60 $0.00 $0.00 $3,500.00 $0.00 ($35.00) $10,100.00 $29,427.60 1900 CAPITAL PROJECTS $164,243.80 $0.00 $0.00 $2,103,130.51 $0.00 ($17,232.30) ($2,018,086.18) $232,055.83 2000 SOCIAL SERVICES FUND $61,952.86 $287,068.97 $0.10 $584,310.15 $0.00 $0.00 ($613,513.98) $319,818.10 2100 PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY $59,294.89 $0.00 $0.00 $630,110.85 $0.00 ($3,921.92) ($286,601.01) $398,882.81 2120 MOUNTAIN YOUTH NETWORK - PUBLI $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2200 FUND 25-HLTH CLINIC DEBT SERVI $1,034,034.48 $0.00 $0.00 $706,585.75 $0.00 ($6,503.10) ($159,766.01) $1,574,351.12 2220 FUND 23-HLTH CLINIC CAP PROJEC $78,243.40 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($78,243.40) $0.00 2300 SRC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 2500 SLACKER HALF MARATHON $12,150.66 $0.00 $0.00 $59,699.52 ($12,150.66) ($596.50) $0.00 $59,103.02 2700 GOLDEN WILLOW/BENDEMEER LID $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 County Funds Total: $30,198,624.96$11,888,326.65 $4.02$11,802,240.69$166,972.57 ($413,221.72)($17,612,687.66) $36,030,260.02 3000 RE-1 SCHOOLS - GEN FUND $54,463.68 $6,638,406.55 $2.42 $475,635.48 $0.00 ($16,587.72) ($7,115,024.52) $36,895.89 3400 RE-1 SCHOOL BOND (1985) $810.95 $2,342,919.90 $0.37 $748.32 $0.00 $0.00 ($2,010,611.78) $333,867.76 School Funds Total: $55,274.63 $8,981,326.45 $2.79 $476,383.80 $0.00 ($16,587.72) ($9,125,636.30) $370,763.65 4000 TOWN OF EMPIRE - GEN FUND $4,061.54 $29,313.75 $0.00 $14,553.26 $0.00 ($585.53) ($40,165.92) $7,177.10 4100 TOWN OF EMPIRE - R & B $210.84 $11,372.46 $0.00 $17,978.70 $0.00 ($341.29) ($9,762.55) $19,458.16 4150 EMPIRE SPECIAL ROAD PROJECT $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 4200 GEORGETOWN - GEN FUND $11,482.11 $234,356.18 $0.00 $70,491.24 $0.00 ($4,685.98) ($251,989.75) $59,653.80 4300 TOWN OF GEORGETOWN - R & B $814.15 $78,892.65 $0.00 $69,269.09 $0.00 ($2,369.66) ($47,241.09) $99,365.14 4350 GEOTOWN SPEC RD PROJECT $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 4400 IDAHO SPRINGS - GEN FUND $27,400.43 $184,264.04 $0.32 $81,020.11 $0.00 ($3,663.94) ($238,441.94) $50,579.02 4500 CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS - R & B $1,630.49 $83,428.33 $0.14 $96,896.12 $0.00 ($2,504.07) ($59,797.66) $119,653.35 4550 I.S. SPECIAL RD PROJECT $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 4600 SILVER PLUME - GEN FUND $287.00 $20,858.98 $0.00 $1,805.54 $0.00 ($416.47) ($17,673.73) $4,861.32 4700 TOWN OF SILVER PLUME - R & B $412.24 $8,504.09 $0.00 $13,262.33 $0.00 ($255.14) ($7,855.47) $14,068.05 4750 SILVER PLUME SPEC RD PROJECT $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 4800 TOWN OF SILVER PLUME W/S $78.88 $10,677.49 $0.00 $449.89 $0.00 ($213.19) ($8,578.89) $2,414.18 4850 SILVER PLUME ESD FUND $70.13 $13,539.85 $0.00 $550.28 $0.00 ($270.32) ($10,828.13) $3,061.81 Town Funds Total: $46,447.81 $675,207.82 $0.46 $366,276.56 $0.00 ($15,305.59) ($692,335.13) $380,291.93 5100 CHICAGO CREEK SAN DIST $42.37 $7,322.59 $0.00 $289.17 $0.00 ($219.71) ($5,882.84) $1,551.58 5200 EVERGREEN FIRE DISTRICT $5,484.88 $876,471.15 $0.85 $34,880.12 $0.00 ($26,296.83) ($682,176.35) $208,363.82 5250 EVERGREEN FIRE - BOND 2021 $0.00 $79,791.12 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($2,333.64) ($60,643.48) $18,972.57 5300 COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT $1,785,455.77 $645,100.03 $0.24 $29,642.60 $0.00 ($19,332.30) ($900,000.00) $1,540,866.34 5400 ST MARYS WATER & SAN DIST $210.37 $37,111.03 $0.00 $1,575.95 $0.00 ($1,113.81) ($29,342.76) $8,440.78 5500 CENTRAL CLEAR CREEK SAN DIST $404.30 $20,677.60 $0.00 $807.22 $0.00 ($617.05) ($16,911.73) $4,360.34 5550 CENTRAL CC SAN BOND FUND $2,186.20 $104,175.96 $0.00 $4,081.34 $0.00 ($3,108.84) ($85,370.33) $21,964.33 5600 UPPER BEAR CREEK SAN DIST $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 5700 MOUNTAIN WATER & SAN DIST $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 5800 UPPER SOUTH PLATTE WATER $8.12 $7.49 $0.00 $0.81 $0.00 ($0.23) $0.00 $16.19 5900 ST MARYS METRO DISTRICT $6,247.67 $161,273.11 $0.00 $6,844.23 $0.00 ($4,840.34) ($132,844.44) $36,680.23 6000 CCC-METRO REC DISTRICT $4,050.41 $536,107.38 $0.10 $21,242.26 $0.00 ($16,061.83) ($477,237.40) $68,100.92 6050 CCMRD BOND FUND $123.79 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $123.79 6100 SADDLEBACK METRO DISTRICT $138.79 $16,725.10 $0.00 $873.97 $0.00 ($503.22) ($12,695.89) $4,538.75 6125 SB MOUNTAIN LLC $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6150 SADDLEBACK METRO SPA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6200 EMPIRE -W & S SPA $0.00 $1,303.66 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($13.04) ($1,290.62) $0.00 6300 GEORGETOWN W & S SPA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6400 IDAHO SPRINGS - W & S SPA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6450 CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS/CC SAN $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6500 SILVER PLUME - W & S SPA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6600 CHICAGO CREEK - W & S SPA $0.00 $1,740.92 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 ($17.40) ($1,723.52) $0.00 6700 UPPER BEAR - W & S SPA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6800 CENTRAL CC SAN - SPA $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6900 ST MARYS WATER & SAN SPA $0.00 $26,474.25 $0.00 $202.27 $0.00 ($266.77) ($21,304.48) $5,105.27 Special District Funds Total: $1,804,352.67 $2,514,281.39 $1.19 $100,439.94 $0.00 ($74,725.01) ($2,427,423.84) $1,919,084.91 7400 CLERK & RECORDER ESCROW $250,979.23 $0.00 $0.00 $1,746,525.70 ($176,023.31) $0.00 ($1,536,603.92) $284,877.70 7500 MIGHTY ARGO METRO #1 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 7600 MIGHTY ARGO METRO #2 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 7700 MIGHTY ARGO METRO #3 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 8000 PLEDGE & SECURITY AGREE $145,934.11 $0.00 $0.00 $56,275.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $202,209.11 8200 SUSPENSE - TREAS $986.98 $0.00 $0.00 $264,191.87 $0.00 $0.00 ($8,606.82) $256,572.03 8400 RESTAURANT LICENSE - TREAS $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 8450 SANITATION PERMITS - TREAS $410.24 $0.00 $0.00 $69.00 $0.00 ($0.69) ($478.55) $0.00 8600 TREASURERS FEES $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $536,831.13 $0.00 $0.00 ($536,831.13) $0.00 Other Treasurer Funds Total: $398,310.56 $0.00 $0.00 $2,603,892.70 ($176,023.31) ($0.69) ($2,082,520.42) $743,658.84 9999 WORKING FUND $57,142.14 $0.00 $0.00 ($16,591.63) $0.00 $0.00 $73,733.77 Grand Total $32,560,152.77$24,059,142.31 $8.46$15,360,747.10 ($9,050.74) ($519,840.73)($31,940,603.35) $39,517,793.12 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT – CLEAR CREEK COUNTY TREASURER January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022 Public Notices

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First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: August 25, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant PUBLIC OFNOTICEL0818-TDNOTICE22-034OFPURCHASEREALESTATEATTAXLIENSALEANDOFAPPLICATIONFORISSUANCEOFTREASURER’SDEED

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Clear Creek County advisory boards and commis sions offer an opportunity for citizen participation in local government. Service on boards is volun tary and appointments are made by the County LettersCommissioners.ofApplication for vacancies on the boards listed below should be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 2000, George town, CO, 80444 OR Email: bluther@clearcreek county.us. The position is open until filled.

FOOTHILLS REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDI CAL & TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The County holds three posi tions with the Foothills Regional Emergency Medi cal & Trauma Advisory Council Board of Directors (FRETAC). Purpose: To create, enhance, and promote a systematic approach to the care of the critically ill or injured through quality improvement, injury prevention, disaster planning and coordina tion of partners in the healthcare continuum. Duties: The objective of the Foothills Regional Emergency Trauma Advisory Council (Foothills RETAC) will be to promote and support cooperation and regionalization of the Emergency Medical and Trauma Services in the Foothills RETAC. The council will evaluate and make recommenda tions, provide support and make applications for grants and subsidies, all to improve services in the Foothills RETAC. To operate programs mandated by state statute for regional emergency trauma councils, and to carry out such other activities, programs and duties as may be mandated by the state of Colorado and its agencies including the State Board of Health, the Department of Public Health and Environment and Department of Public Safety, for the purposes of promoting the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Colorado. This Board of Directors meets the third Wednes day of the month from 3:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. at either St. Anthony’s Hospital or Lutheran Medical Center. For the latest information on board meet ings, please contact Foothills RETAC directly at 720-485-4380.**

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The Commissioners are looking for one mem ber who must be a resident of Clear Creek County and have the ability and commitment to be an active board member for 2022. Legal Notice No. CCC410

Legal Notice No. CCC408 First Publication: August 11, 2022 Last Publication: August 11, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Public Notice City of Idaho Springs Check Register for the Newspaper Check Issue Dates: 7/1/22-7/31/22 IssueCheckDate; Payee; Invoice Amount 37109 07/13/2022Curtis Blue Line81.1837264 07/11/2022 A T & T Mobility 315.84 37265 07/11/2022Adams, Phyllis 50.59 37266 07/11/2022Arrowhead Landscape Services 2,839.00 37267 07/11/2022Browns Hill Engineering & Cont 3,240.00 37268 07/11/2022Canyon Glass & Gutters Inc. 310.00 37269 07/11/2022Caselle Inc.1,350.00 37270 07/11/2022CenturyLink397.49 37271 07/11/2022Chicago Creek Sanitation153.00 37272 07/11/2022CIRSA35,622.40 37273 07/11/2022 City of Idaho Springs 12,946.51 37274 07/11/2022Clear Creek County Clerk & Rec 71.00 37275 07/11/2022Clear Creek County Road & Bridg 4,694.10 37276 07/11/2022Clear Creek Supply327.01 37277 07/11/2022

TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE #2018-00893 Property Schedule R013240 of And2017;Whereas, That said SSB HOMES LLC on the 15 day of JULY, A.D. 2022, the present holder of said certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of Clear Creek County for a deed to said real estate; And Whereas, That a Treasurer’s Deed will be is sued to the said SSB HOMES LLC at 11:00 o’clock A.M., on the 13 day of DECEMBER, A.D. 2022, unless the same has been redeemed. And Whereas, Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execu tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 03 day of AUGUST, A.D. 2022. /s/ Carol Lee [Seal] Carol Lee, Treasurer Clear Creek County Colorado Analytical Lab 511.20 37278 07/11/2022Colorado Community Media 99.72 37279 07/11/2022 Common Knowledge Technology, 4,828.67 37280 07/11/2022CPS Distributors 278.94 37281 07/11/2022Dawson Infrastructure Solutions 268.20 37282 07/11/2022Doyle Disposal 453.00 37283 07/11/2022Flowpoint Environmental System 1,095.00 37284 07/11/2022Galls573.41 37285 07/11/2022Hayes 07/25/2022IntelliPay26.88 07/25/2022JVA 3,685.00 07/25/2022Kaminsky, 600.00 07/25/2022L. 4,813.00 Tool 07/25/2022Peak 155.40

Poznanovic Korver LLC 1,938.05 37292 07/11/2022Peak Performance Imaging Soluti 638.39 37293 07/11/2022Power Motive Corp77.66 37294 07/11/2022Proforce Law Enforcement409.00 37295 07/11/2022Ramey Environmental Complianc 4,259.92 37296 07/11/2022Law Firm Of Suzanne Rogers PC 1,540.32 37297 07/11/2022SAFEbuilt, LLC Lockbox #88135 3,344.04 37298 07/11/2022Sirchie169.80 37299 07/11/2022Sprint156.98 37300 07/11/2022 Staples Business Advantage 77.98 37301 07/11/2022 Treatment Technology 236.00 37302 07/11/2022USA Blue Book 1,359.56 37303 07/11/2022Utility Notification Center of Color 40.30 37304 07/22/2022JVA Incorporated 4,648.00 37305 07/25/2022Alsco - Denver Linen62.25 37306 07/25/2022 A-OK Auto Clinic 155.00 37307 07/25/2022Blackwell Oil253.75 37308 07/25/2022 Byerley Tree, LLC 130.00 37309 07/25/2022Calabrese Greenhouse Inc. 7,560.22 37310 07/25/2022Caselle Inc.1,391.00 37311 07/25/2022CenturyLink439.65 37312 07/25/2022 City of Idaho Springs 500,000.00 37313 07/25/2022Clear Creek County Clerk & Rec 39.00 37314 07/25/2022 Clear Creek Fire Authority 36,125.00 37315 07/25/2022 Colorado Analytical Lab 720.90 37316 07/25/2022Colorado Community Media 121.60 37317 07/25/2022DPC Industries Inc.791.76 37318 07/25/2022Galls980.89 37319 07/25/2022 Grainger Inc. 38.56 37320 07/25/2022HRS Water Consultants 1,008.00 37321 07/25/2022Idaho Springs Elks100.00 37322

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37329 07/25/2022Professional Management Solutio 6,945.00 37330 07/25/2022Ramey Environmental Complianc 37337 07/25/2022The Home Depot Pro 1,118.28 37338 07/25/2022USA Blue Book 2,442.39 37339 07/25/2022 Zambelli Fireworks 24,000.00 37340 07/25/2022Comcast170.82 711202201 07/11/2022Xcel Energy436.30 711202202 07/11/2022Xcel Energy335.88 711202203 07/11/2022Xcel Energy11.62 711202204 07/11/2022Xcel Energy11.62 711202205 07/11/2022Xcel Energy3,795.02 711202206 07/11/2022Xcel Energy247.76 711202207 07/11/2022Xcel Energy3,312.29 711202208 07/11/2022Xcel Energy15.66 711202209 07/11/2022Xcel Energy373.61 711202210 07/11/2022Xcel Energy46.31 711202211 07/11/2022Xcel Energy4,254.75 711202212 07/11/2022WEX BANK337.17 711202213 07/11/2022WALMART COMMUNITY/RFCSL 310.00 711202214 07/11/2022Timberline Disposal64.10 711202215 07/11/2022Timberline Disposal305.60 711202216 07/11/2022Quill Corporation27.99 711202217 07/11/2022Comcast254.96 711202218 07/11/2022Deep Rock24.93 725202202 07/25/2022Comcast2,413.34 725202203 07/25/2022ELAVON166.36 725202204 07/25/2022ELAVON359.51 725202205 07/25/2022Quill Corporation122.41 725202206 07/25/2022TK Elevator Corporation565.96 725202207 07/25/2022VISA1,190.46 725202208 07/25/2022Xcel Energy9.40 725202209 07/25/2022Xcel Energy16,770.35 LegalCityCityMayor:Dated:Council:Recorder:NoticeNo. CCC409 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: August 18, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant PUBLIC NOTICE Paid Bills July 2022 Fund: 01 General 1903 Solutions, LLC Services $4,778.91 AAAC Wildlife Removal Services $425.00 Airgas USA, LLC Supplies $888.39 Air-O-Pure Portables Services $275.00 Allied Towing Services $978.00 Alpinaire Healthcare Inc Supplies $279.00 Amazon Supplies $3,562.93 American Family Life Fees $1,204.56 American Jail Association / JMCC Services American$1,200.00 Security Cabinets Supplies $363.50 AT&T Mobility Services $5,874.10 Auto-chlor System Of Denver In Supplies $184.00 Chicago Creek Sanitation Dist. Services City$213.11OfIdaho Springs Services $105.87 Clean It Supply Supplies $1,268.86 Clear Creek Economic Dev. Corp. Services Clear$23,200.00Creek Metropolitan Recre Services Clear$5,324.33Creek School District Services $1,311.25 Clear Creek Supply Co Supplies $1,469.58 CML Security, LLC Services $13,820.00 Colorado Assessor’s Assoc Services $70.00 Colorado Community Media Services $758.32 Columbia Electric Inc Services $109.23 Columbine Paper & Maintenance Supplies Complete$740.07 Mailing Solutions Services $228.00 Conney Safety Products Supplies $103.35 CORE Electric Cooperative Services $397.43 CORHIO Supplies $1,800.00 Corporate Images Inc Services $6,299.07 Creative Content Tiger’s Jungle, LLC Services Curtis$3,360.00Blue Line Supplies $7,704.56 Cynthia C. Neely Services $1,225.54 Cynthia J Mosch Services $2,180.83 David L. Christiansen, Psy.D Services $450.00 David Mosch Services $3,483.04 Delta Dental Plan Of Colorado Fees $1,033.73 Denver Health & Hospitals Services $26.14 Denver Health Services $65.67 DiNatale Water Consultants Services $1,510.00 Doyle Disposal Services $1,036.00 Economy Air Conditioning & Heating Inc. Services Eldorado$5,143.26Artesian Springs, Inc. Services $45.00 Elizabeth Luther Services $210.68 Employers Council Services Inc Services Evercom$5,410.00Systems Inc Supplies $3,554.98 Evergreen National Bank 07/01 Fica $37,336.72 Evergreen National Bank 07/01 Retire Evergreen$20,405.47National Bank 07/15 Fica $37,364.20 Evergreen National Bank 07/15 Retire Evergreen$20,793.98National Bank 07/29 Fica $38,743.24 Evergreen National Bank 07/29 Retire Farmer$20,479.02Bros Co Supplies $380.91 First Veterinary Supplies $289.31 Front Range Duct Cleaning Services $555.00 Galls, An Aramark Company Supplies $947.87 George Douvas DDS Services $220.00 Georgetown Town Of Services $11,355.43 Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Center Services Government$2,565.00Leasing and Finance, Inc Leases Home$19,632.77Depot Credit Supplies $1,545.80 Idexx Distribution Inc Supplies $487.50 IHS Pharmacy Supplies $1,998.42 iWebVisit.com Services $1,750.00 John Elway Chevrolet Services $23,415.00 JP Morgan Operating Expense $43,843.37 Keystone Policy Center Services $3,000.00 Kronos Incorporated Services $256.26 Kubl Group Services $23,175.00 Language Line Services $221.54 Legal Shield Fees $627.70 Lexipol LLC Supplies $2,028.00 LexisNexis / Accurint Supplies $64.50 Lighting, Accessories, and Warning Systems Services $15,645.55 Linxup Supplies $153.93 McKesson Medical-Surgical Govt Solutions LLC Supplies $70.03 Metro Security, Inc Services $300.00 MGT of America Consulting, LLC Services Milo’s$9,950.00Speed Shop Services $602.19 MO Financial, LLC Services $20,268.75 Motorola Inc Services $1,462.75 Mountain Lock & Key Services $314.40 Mt. Evans Hospice Inc Services $5,324.34 Nichol Nelson Supplies $91.26 Office Depot Supplies $3,131.22 Peak Performance Copier & Supp Services Pic2Go$4,920.60Ltd Services $3,600.00 Postmortem Pathology Services $2,050.00 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Services Legal Notice No.: CCC4xx | First Publication: August 18, 2022 | Last Publication: August 18, 2022 | Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occu pancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to ALLEN ELSIE C And Whereas, You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 09 day of NOVEMBER, A.D. 2018, the then County Treasurer of Clear Creek County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SSB HOMES LLC the following described real estate in the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, to wit:

Supplies

Larry H Miller Ford Lakewood Services $41.60

RockSol Consulting Group, Inc. Capital Sno-white$10,662.57Linen/uniform Supplies $878.37

Fund: 04 Emergency Telephone Axiom Group Services $14,600.00 Castle Rock Microwave LLC Services Century$20,901.44Link Services $3,625.24 Total for Fund 04: $39,126.68 Fund: 08 Open Space Doyle Disposal Total for Fund 08: $2,137.38

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Performance Copier & Supp Services $40.10 Redwood Toxicology Laboratory Services $164.78 Rocky Mountain Water Supplies $25.55 Sarah Gillingham Services $133.95 SSU Process Serving and Investigations Services Stephanie$35.00Meeks Services $401.93 Visa Services $91.59 Walmart Community Supplies $212.53 Total for Fund 20: $9,141.15 Fund: 21 Public Health Amazon Supplies $218.35 Andrea Uliano Services $42.12 AT&T Mobility Supplies $219.92 Benjamin Shay Services $46.87 City Of Idaho Springs Services $179.78 Colorado Dept. Of Public Health License/Permits Doyle$15,077.00DisposalServices $38.00 Employers Council Services Inc Services Gary$160.00Hague Services $27.71 Georgetown Town Of Services $269.67 James Houston Services $721.36 Jessica North Services $125.00 JP Morgan Operating Expense $3,827.18 Laura Robertson Services $187.98 McKesson Medical-Sergical Supplies $68.27 Office Depot Supplies $77.55 Peak Performance Copier & Supp Services Rebecca$5.21 Bernal Supplies $940.65 Rocky Mountain Water Supplies $25.54 Slife’s Devil Dogs Supplies $500.00 Square Peg Catering Supplies $500.00 Summit Cove Consultants Services $3,611.58 Tina Barber-Matthew Services $992.69 Town Office Supplies $64.95 Visa Services $2,072.15 Xcel Energy Services $126.59 Total for Fund 21: $30,126.12 Fund: 25 Debt Svc BSC Signs Supplies $6,767.67 City Of Idaho Springs Services $249.99 d-7 Roofing Capital $1,800.00 Frontier Mechanical Capital $31,785.15 Integrity Electric Solutions LLC Capital $7,969.50 JP Morgan Operating Expense $2,531.40 S2M Construction Capital $9,945.00 Xcel Energy Services $1,748.14 Total for Fund 25: $62,796.85 Grand Total $1,556,786.66 Legal Notice No. CCC412 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: August 18, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert E. Nowak

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COVID guidance gets easier for K-12 schools

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Employers

JP Morgan Operating Expense $78.54

15 Emergency Services Dist. Clear Creek Fire Authority Services $184,175.00

19 Capital Projects Concrete Express, Inc. Fees $147,773.85 Muller Engineering Company Capital $600.17 Northwest Colorado Council Of

Mountain Auto Parts, Inc Supplies $502.80 OJ Watson Company, Inc Services $161.54

Southpaw Electric Corp Services $1,171.00 Staples Business Advantage Supplies $378.78 Turner Morris Inc Capital $125,000.00 Visa Services ($620.68) Walmart Community Supplies $268.92 Waste Management of Denver Services $599.14 Xcel Energy Services $988.51

11 Lodging Tax Clear Creek County Tourism Board Services $121,622.70

Materials

Fund: Total for Fund 15: $184,175.00 Fund: Gov Capital $48,912.12 Total for Fund 19: $197,286.14 Fund: 20 Social Services Amazon Supplies $68.89 AT&T Mobility Services $839.33 Daniel Oles Supplies $354.76 Emilie Warr $263.78 Council Inc Services $10.00 HCCC Services $253.00 Jefferson County Sheriff Services $42.00 JP Morgan Operating Expense $330.21 Koy Dingboom, LLC Supplies $5,753.80 Lauren Courtney Supplies $72.38 Office Depot Supplies $47.57

There are no mask mandates and no quarantine rules in Colorado’s COVID guidance for the 2022-23 school year, but public health of ficials say they’re still tracking the disease and want school adminis trators to be open and honest with families about cases and clusters. New guidance released Aug. 10 largely treats COVID like other communicable diseases, continu ing a policy the state established in February at the end of the first omicron wave. At the same time, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is continu ing to make free rapid antigen tests widely available to schools and child care centers, both for weekly testing programs and for students to use at home.Colorado saw high levels of COVID-19 all summer, with a sus tained plateau in hospitalizations that began to decline this month. Bailey Fosdick, a member of the state’s COVID modeling team at the Colorado School of Public Health, said the lack of mitigation mea sures like masking may contribute to some spread in classrooms, but the combination of vaccination and recent infection should put a brake on“Eventransmission.withschool starting, all of our models suggest cases and hospi talizations will continue to decline through at least the end of Septem ber,” Fosdick said. “And that’s due to the high levels of infections we saw in the spring and summer. We estimate that we still have quite a bit of immunity in the population, particularly immunity from severe disease.”StateEpidemiologist Rachel Her lihy said the new guidance aims to minimize disruptions for students and families while remaining alert for signs of clusters or higher trans mission that might indicate a need for stepped-up precautions. Colo rado is in a very different position than it was two years ago, she said, and that warrants a new approach. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in pub lic schools.Read more at chalkbeat. org.

Fund: Total for Fund 11: $121,622.70

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Supplies $555.85 Colorado Community Media Services $155.92 Colorado Natural Gas Inc Services $81.49 Columbia Sanitary Services $176.00 CORE Electric Cooperative Services $226.09 E-470 Public Highway Authority Services $2.05 Employers Council Services $170.00 Envirotech Services $54,356.16 Evergreen Metro District Services $3,354.30 Foothills Auto & Truck Parts Services $469.20 Front Range Occupational Medicine, LLC Services $85.00 Hill Petroleum Supplies $7,123.38 Home Depot Credit Supplies $443.63 Honnen Equipment Services $1,667.12 John Deere Financial Supplies $870.35

Oxford Recycling, Inc. $5,806.07

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Total for Fund 02: $248,662.31

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P Douglas Opel Services $72.00 Power Motive Corporation Services $2,478.07

Peak AKA Robert Eugene Nowak AKA Robert Nowak AKA Rob Nowak AKA Bob Nowak AKA Chief Nowak, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30016 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before December 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael Nowak, Personal Representative PO Box Westminster,351152CO 80035 Legal Notice No. CCC411 First Publication: August 18, 2022 Last Publication: September 1, 2022 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Martin Marietta Supplies $17,172.50

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